The paper will discuss individual parameters of fiber optic broadband communications system design and will review systems being installed or projected around the world, regarding the feasibilities of fiber optics. Emphasis will be given to the application of distributed control switching. Finally the experimental communications system of the HeinrichHertz -Institut, Berlin, a fiber optic system with distributed control at high bandwidth will be presented and discussed.
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